Three Cheers for the War Dividend

[Note to TomDispatch readers: I'll be on the road for the next week with limited e-mail access. I may not be answering letters and requests. Be patient. For those of you living in the Santa Fe, New Mexico, area, this Wednesday night (Oct. 21) at 7 p.m. at the Lensic...

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Is Adulation of the Military Really Patriotic?

A recent article in the New York Times reported that the military has become frustrated with President Barack Obama because he hasn't quickly decided to risk more of their lives in an Afghan war that is likely to be unwinnable. In a post-World War II world that has...

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The Dark Side of the ‘Special Relationship’

A silent battle has been raging right under our noses, a fierce underground struggle pitting the U.S. against one of its closest allies. For all its newsworthiness, the media has barely noticed the story – except when it surfaces, briefly, like a giant fin jutting...

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Tuesday: 1 US Soldier, 11 Iraqis Killed; 34 Iraqis Wounded

Several small bomb attacks occurred in Baghdad and other central Iraqi towns. At least 11 Iraqis were killed and 34 were wounded in those scattered bombings and in Mosul. Also, one U.S. soldier was killed and two more were wounded in a roadside bomb blast in Ninewa province. Meanwhile, Prime Minster Nouri al-Maliki is in the United States meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama and other officials.
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Throttling Back on Afghanistan

It was encouraging to see White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel throwing elbow punches in the Sunday political gabfests, defending the Obama's decision to hold off on its decision on what to do about McChrystal's flying-pie proposal to "Go Big" in a...

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Rethinking World War III

In 2007, just as the Bush administration was hyping the alleged "threat" from Iran's ostensible nuclear ambitions – and facing renewed pressure from the Israel lobby to go after Tehran – the CIA issued a National Intelligence Estimate that punctured the War...

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Sunday: 12 Iraqis Killed, 51 Wounded

Updated at 7:33 p.m. EDT, Oct. 18, 2009 At least 12 Iraqis were killed and 51 more were wounded in today’s attacks. Meanwhile, as some U.S. servicemembers prepare to leave Iraq, the U.S. military and USO are conducting “Operation Proper Exit” to help wounded servicemembers return to Iraqi battlefields as part of their recuperation from physical and mental wounds.
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